First season of “Catfish” averaged 2.4 million viewers, even though its latenight timeslot may have barred its targetted demo — teens and young adults — from tuning in to live-view the program. Nev Schulman and Max Joseph guide the series on-cam.

Primetime placement shows MTV’s investment in the program, which is based on feature-length doc “Catfish.” The second season of “Catfish” will span 16 episodes.

MTV will tease the show’s return with “Hooked on Catfish: The Road to Season Two,” slated for June 17. Cabler will also marathon the entire first season on June 23.